Words Without Borders

In this uncertain moment, we at WWB value our mission more than ever. You can see how we’re achieving that vision, and connecting the world through boundary-crossing literature, in our new Impact Update. A quick preview of what’s inside: WWB was recognized through prizes in the US and Germany, and our contributors won awards from the Nobel to the Booker. We offered training to 600+ educators through WWB Campus, published work from 46 countries, and supported early-career translators through the Momentum Grant. Want to learn more and find out how to support WWB? Check out the full Impact Update: https://lnkd.in/eSqNV4UE

Want to join the WWB Team? Apply to be our next editorial fellow! As an editorial fellow, you’ll take part in every facet of producing a literary magazine, and you’ll get hands-on mentorship from WWB’s editors. This is a remote, part-time, paid position. Learn more and apply to be our next editorial fellow at the link: https://lnkd.in/emRKsYQg

Last chance to submit to the 2025 Momentum Grant, judged by Julia Sanches! Early-career translators, make sure to get your applications in by 2/28. Apply at the link! https://buff.ly/3WlAJDy

It’s the last call to get your tickets to the launch party for WWB Campus’s new Caribbean literature unit! You’ll get to hear readings of Caribbean literature from writers and translators like Frank Báez and Hoyt Rogers, and you’ll get to connect with global lit enthusiasts all over the world! The launch party will take place virtually on 2/26 at 6 pm ET. Learn more and get tickets: https://lnkd.in/emY_CmE9 ?

Don’t forget: teachers, students, and readers of all kinds are warmly invited to join WWB Campus for the launch of our new Caribbean literature unit! This virtual and free event will take place on 2/26, and will feature readings from some of the fantastic authors and translators in the unit—Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro, Frank Báez, Emiliana Bernard-Stephenson, and more. Click to get your tickets to the launch party! https://lnkd.in/emY_CmE9

WWB is hiring! We’re looking for a digital manager to advance our technological systems and infrastructure, oversee our websites, and build readership for our award-winning literary magazine and curricular resources.This is an exciting opportunity for a mid-career professional eager to make an impact at a dynamic international literary organization. It is a full-time, remote position. Learn more about the role, and apply to be our next digital manager, at the link: https://lnkd.in/gAyuKkDH

On February 26th at 6 pm ET, WWB Campus will celebrate our new unit of Caribbean literature with a public reading, featuring many of the writers and translators included in the unit! Whether you’re an educator, someone with young readers in your life, or simply a lover of world literature, you definitely don’t want to miss this event. The virtual event will feature incredible voices in contemporary Caribbean writing, like Frank Báez, Emiliana Bernard-Stephenson, and Nathan H. Dize. Click the link to learn more about the event and be part of this big moment for WWB Campus: https://lnkd.in/emY_CmE9

Have you grabbed a free ticket to World in Verse: An Evening of International Poetry? At 3 pm ET on January 25th, we’ll be virtually gathering with our friends at the Academy of American Poets—as well as a lineup of talented poets and translators selected by Sawako Nakayasu—to hear poetry from around the world and connect with our community. Learn more about World in Verse at: https://lnkd.in/eA2Ea9-x ?

We’re delighted to share that WWB has been selected as a 2025 NEA grantee. Says WWB Executive Director Lissie Jaquette, “Funding from the NEA will enable us to publish vital new writing from across the globe and host engaging literary programs—all free of charge for readers worldwide.” Thank you to the NEA for funding our exciting work in 2025 through its Grants for Arts Projects, allowing us to publish writing on disability, fiction by Libyan women, work from Vietnamese diaspora writers, and more in the coming year. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ecsEvr6i

We’ve got news! World in Verse: An Evening of International Poetry—brought to you by WWB and the Academy of American Poets— will take place on Saturday, January 25th at 3pm ET. Join Joshua Edwards, Lynn Xu, Yang Licai, Kareem James Abu-Zeid, Katrine ?gaard Jensen, Stine An, and Yoo Heekyung for a virtual and free event of global readings. We can’t wait to see you there! Learn more at the link: https://lnkd.in/eA2Ea9-x